The Periodic Kingdom: A Journey Into the Land of the Chemical Elements - Brossura

Atkins, Peter

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ISBN 10: 1857994493 ISBN 13: 9781857994490

Casa editrice: Phoenix, 1996

Riassunto

The Periodic Kingdom is a journey of imagination in which Peter Atkins treats the periodic table of elements - the 109 chemical elements in the world, from which everything is made - as a country, a periodic kingdom, each region of which corresponds to an element. Arranged much like a travel guide, the book introduces the reader to the general features of the table, the history of the elements, and the underlying arrangement of the table in terms of the structure and properties of atoms.

Atkins sees elements as finely balanced living personalities, with quirks of character and certain, not always outward, dispositions, and the kingdom is thus a land of intellectual satisfaction and infinite delight.

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Descrizione del libro:

A 'travel guide' to the periodic table, explaining the history, geography and the rules of behaviour in this imagined land.

L'autore:

Peter Atkins gained his PhD at Leicester University and his MA at Oxford, where he is Lecturer in Physical Chemistry and Fellow of Lincoln College. Visiting professorships have taken him all over the world - to Israel, Japan, China, France and New Zealand. His research interests include quantum theory, particularly the theory of molecular properties.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Phoenix
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1857994493
• ISBN 13: 9781857994490
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 176